I have watched videos from them all. Joel Salatin, Justin Rhodes, Stoney Ridge just to name a few. But your way of presenting is phenomenal. Great job. I am definitively going to be checking out more of your videos.
I agree he is the best,very intelligent and always interesting,my equal faves are living traditiins homestead Sarah and Kevin..just live both these channels
Hi Pete, we watch several homestead shows, however, I would like to thank you for the quality of the information you provide and how well it is sequentially structured & professionally presented in a very interesting & easy to digest way for all people of differing IQ’s. Your channel is without a doubt the very best we have ever watched. Thank you.
To me this is what the internet is all about , “Leaning “an I’m thankful for people like Pete to take the time to share their knowledge and experience’s. Thank you!
I just stumbled on your channel.. I’m blown away at how well you explain things. We kinda have about the same operation going on as you but it’s always nice to see how someone else does it.. good work!
I watch quite a few small farm/ homestead videos. I think you do a fantastic job explaining why you’re on the farm and your philosophical views on small family farms ! Keep it up
I cannot tell you how many time I have reviewed this episode is this on the drama of you to explain all the techniques of how you do your hands in the hen house and have the operation set up thank you once again.
A real pleasure to watch and listen to. No time wasting, full of useful ideas and totally down to earth. Experience shows I reckon and you seem happy to share your knowledge. Thanks a million.
Another great video. I really like the combination of content that you focus on. I really appreciate the technical aspect of your work, "this is what we did, this is how it works" combined with bit of you and the family showing us what it looks like to get the work done. I think I have watched farm or homestead channels for years and it took a long time for yours to pop up as recommended for me. Over the past 3 days I think I have watched all your content. Great work! Be blessed.
My favorite farming channel! For me (or anyone else tall) though I could never deal with the short height inside. Also, I use outside nest boxes with a strip of rubber under the piano hinge and a slight roof overhang. No water leaks and no climbing and stooping to gather eggs. Great content as always, thanks!
That's an awesome setup, and I appreciate you showing your 1st version mistakes. I make enough mistakes of my own so if I'm glad to be warned ahead of time of others mistakes and their better ideas.
Hey Pete, l really like your videos. It helps the younger guys older farmers like me that have forgotten some things. I'm going to make a move able chicken house from old chicken house. I'm not going to put wheels under it I'm going to put skids under it using old power poles for skids. We used them year ago when my Dad had Turkeys worked fine. I was looking at the floppy white fence you used ,I thought it was electric. Everything you said makes sense. Thank keep up the good work. Jim w. From Missouri.
14:59 Heck yeah! You're absolutely right. I live in California and buy pastured eggs. In spring time after the rains, the yolks get very pigmented, eggs grow large, and they frequently have double yolks. They're delicious. My farmer uses Rhode Island Red hens
Love Eggmobile V2.0! Lots of great improvements. We are on V1.0 and have noticed we made some of the same mistakes first time out as well. Looking for a hay wagon to build the next iteration. Love what y'all are doing!
Awesome video. You have both validated what I'm already doing and shown me ways to improve my process. I really like the Eggmobile and appreciate your unpolished down-to-earth farm-life style of presenting. Keep up the good work.
thank you so much for all of your videos! My wife and I are planning on starting a small farm ourselves and I am so thankful for all of your videos for ideas on how we want to run our business!
I have a young rooster that is just learning how to crow. He is funny. He sounds like he is trying to crow with a sore throat. He'll get the hang of it before long as he has a RIR rooster to teach him how it's done . I like your egg mobile. I've built a smaller one that has a second story on one end for roosting which I can move by hand. My chickens spent the winter in it last winter and seemed to do just fine. You can use the rooftop to collect rain water for the chickens. An automatic water source. I also have switched from 2 X 4's to 2 X 3's. They are lighter , cost less and are quite strong enough for what I use them for . Chicken coops , etc.
You are a gifted teacher Pete. I really enjoy your channel, I too farm very similar with Farmall tractors. We have a egg mobile as well but hawks and eagles are a serious problem for us here in Michigan.
What a great attitude to farming ,i think your young Man may need to watch his Dad when throwing the hens into there summer quarters.keep safe love all your videos.thank you.
Best explanation I've seen on why Pasture raised eggs are best. Where do the chickens spend their days in the winter, when they're in their winter quarters?
What I heard here was that August eggs make for the best carbonara 😂. Loving your channel. I started watching to learn about hay and just love how much I’ve been able to learn from how you present your content, while we’re working on transitioning to a small farm life ourselves. Thanks so much 🙂🙌
Awesome egg mobile, I saw Joel Salintins egg mobile has an open hardware cloth floor so the poop drops directly on the ground creating great fertilizer. That's great you spaced the floor boards.
Great job Pete. We do something very similar, but it's in the Southern hemisphere... Have to ask though, why don't you move your chickens into the egg-mobile late in the evening? That's when we move or handle all our chooks, and it makes life so much easier and less stressful for all. Just have to remember to use the red headlamps so that you can see. Otherwise you get covered in chook poop... And, you should park your egg-mobile the other way round, so the door of your hi-house lines up with the door of the egg-mobile. Much easier that way! Cheers Jim
Hi Pete, 100% agreed with everyone saying how great your videos are. Amazing work. I did have one question. I live in Panama and we have very distinct rainy (winter) and dry (summer) seasons. During winter it rains an awful lot, and I was wondering if you have any advice to avoid the chickens, both layers and broiler chickens, from getting sick because of the rain. Or perhaps you know someone who has successfully implemented this system in the tropics. Thank you!
Love your channel and am glad you're making a success of it. Question for you though... have you heard of people trailing their beef herd with their chickens? Keep them a couple days behind the herd and apparently they'll scratch through the muffins looking for fly larvae. It keeps the fly population in check and helps spread the manure around quite a bit too. Lifelong suburbanite here and it's a "hey I heard about this" kind of question, but the concept sounded cool am wondering what you think. Thanks!
You just got to love that name "Egg Mobile". Like most small farmers you used what you had in the construction. How often do you move it ?? Thanks for sharing Pete.
Hi Larry, I think Joel Salatin came up with that name. Very "cost efficient" to build! We move them once per week; any longer than that & they destroy the grass.
Very well done video. I’m impressed at your thorough explanations without a lot of wasted time. It moved fast and was packed with good info. Thanks! Where are you located?
I can't wait to get more chickens lol. I most likely won't get to your volume but I have been definitely growing mine. I want to get into meat chickens but my husband will have to do that part for a little while. I will have to ease into that part, like I can process just not dispatch. It is a whole lot different then talking to my girls. :( I know it's something I have to do, I will get there.
Do you run the chickens behind the cattle to break down the cow patties? It really helps with flies, as the chickens eat the maggots in the cow patties, plus, they really will spread those patties out!
Hey there! Greetings from Virginia! I absolutely love your videos and knowledge, thanks for sharing. So my wife and I got 60 layers and are starting out, but everyone is telling me that it's a waste of time and not profitable at all, can you share some of your experience on profitability with eggs?
I don't know if I missed it but what are your numbers on chickens? How many are you running per acre? How often do you rotate? And do you ever overlap your rotation?
I intend to farm back in my home state of Minnesota. Like upstate NY, we have the hot summer and cold winters. Do you have any videos of your operations transitioning to winter, as well as winter operations?
I have watched videos from them all. Joel Salatin, Justin Rhodes, Stoney Ridge just to name a few. But your way of presenting is phenomenal. Great job. I am definitively going to be checking out more of your videos.
Thanks Elliott!!
I agree he is the best,very intelligent and always interesting,my equal faves are living traditiins homestead Sarah and Kevin..just live both these channels
Traditions sic
He makes it very simple ! I love this channel.
It’s like watching pbs
Hi Pete, we watch several homestead shows, however, I would like to thank you for the quality of the information you provide and how well it is sequentially structured & professionally presented in a very interesting & easy to digest way for all people of differing IQ’s. Your channel is without a doubt the very best we have ever watched. Thank you.
That is a great compliment Garry! Thank you!
Well said the was you express what kind of man Pete is amaze me how you broke it down .
To me this is what the internet is all about , “Leaning “an I’m thankful for people like Pete to take the time to share their knowledge and experience’s.
Thank you!
I just stumbled on your channel.. I’m blown away at how well you explain things. We kinda have about the same operation going on as you but it’s always nice to see how someone else does it.. good work!
You got a great setup ! You do amazing job at explaining things to people !
Thanks Aaric!
Totally agree. This video answered basically all questions i had about making an eggmobile and especcially training the hens.
I like how this man treats the animals that feed us all.
You do a great job of explaining your method of farming. Nice job Pete.
I watch quite a few small farm/ homestead videos. I think you do a fantastic job explaining why you’re on the farm and your philosophical views on small family farms ! Keep it up
I cannot tell you how many time I have reviewed this episode is this on the drama of you to explain all the techniques of how you do your hands in the hen house and have the operation set up thank you once again.
A real pleasure to watch and listen to. No time wasting, full of useful ideas and totally down to earth. Experience shows I reckon and you seem happy to share your knowledge. Thanks a million.
Your posts are my go-to every day. Thank you makes me humble
Another great video. I really like the combination of content that you focus on.
I really appreciate the technical aspect of your work, "this is what we did, this is how it works" combined with bit of you and the family showing us what it looks like to get the work done.
I think I have watched farm or homestead channels for years and it took a long time for yours to pop up as recommended for me. Over the past 3 days I think I have watched all your content.
Great work! Be blessed.
Hi Ryan, I'm glad you found our channel! These are the easiest videos to make, just talking about our experience, hoping to help other farmers.
This is the single best source on egg mobiles I've found. I haven't had one in 12 years, looking forward to the new one, thanks for the info.
My favorite farming channel! For me (or anyone else tall) though I could never deal with the short height inside. Also, I use outside nest boxes with a strip of rubber under the piano hinge and a slight roof overhang. No water leaks and no climbing and stooping to gather eggs. Great content as always, thanks!
Pete, you do a great job in explaining about how you do the chicken getting in and out, well done Pete and Hillary.
this guy loves his work and his animals, loving it
That's an awesome setup, and I appreciate you showing your 1st version mistakes. I make enough mistakes of my own so if I'm glad to be warned ahead of time of others mistakes and their better ideas.
Hey Pete, l really like your videos. It helps the younger guys older farmers like me that have forgotten some things. I'm going to make a move able chicken house from old chicken house. I'm not going to put wheels under it I'm going to put skids under it using old power poles for skids. We used them year ago when my Dad had Turkeys worked fine. I was looking at the floppy white fence you used ,I thought it was electric. Everything you said makes sense. Thank keep up the good work. Jim w. From Missouri.
14:59 Heck yeah! You're absolutely right. I live in California and buy pastured eggs. In spring time after the rains, the yolks get very pigmented, eggs grow large, and they frequently have double yolks. They're delicious. My farmer uses Rhode Island Red hens
Just re-reviewed this video to get the slat spacing right. Thanks again !
Thank you, Pete! This video is so informative and I love all you do! So appreciate the time you take to teach us all how it’s done.
Love Eggmobile V2.0! Lots of great improvements. We are on V1.0 and have noticed we made some of the same mistakes first time out as well. Looking for a hay wagon to build the next iteration. Love what y'all are doing!
Thank you Sheraton Park Farms!
Pete for FAO advisor!!!!Saludos desde Tamaulipas
Wow this is amazing loving it, watching from Zambia
Love your enthusiasm knowledge and willingness to explain the whole process, great job, GOD Bless.
Awesome video. You have both validated what I'm already doing and shown me ways to improve my process. I really like the Eggmobile and appreciate your unpolished down-to-earth farm-life style of presenting. Keep up the good work.
thank you so much for all of your videos! My wife and I are planning on starting a small farm ourselves and I am so thankful for all of your videos for ideas on how we want to run our business!
I just subscribe to your channel recently. Every one of your videos that I’ve seen has been outstanding you’ve got a really good message. Thank you.
i watched several vids , you are gifted teacher i have subscribed thank you!
My absolute favourite farm videos,just love them.Thanks Pete
Love your videos. Straight up informative but honest. This worked. This didnt work. This is why. Thanks pete.
Best farming video I have found and I have researched a lot of them
Wow! Nice example of using ingenuity to come up with cheap and simple solutions. Well done! Thanks for posting this.
Thank you so much for the kind informative video, Your positivity and love for farming comes thru in a big way. Stay safe and healthy.
great tutorial, thanks alot!
I have a young rooster that is just learning how to crow. He is funny. He sounds like he is trying to crow with a sore throat. He'll get the hang of it before long as he has a RIR rooster to teach him how it's done . I like your egg mobile. I've built a smaller one that has a second story on one end for roosting which I can move by hand.
My chickens spent the winter in it last winter and seemed to do just fine. You can use the rooftop to collect rain water for the chickens. An automatic water source. I also have switched from 2 X 4's to 2 X 3's. They are lighter , cost less and are quite strong enough for what I use them for . Chicken coops , etc.
Chickens are just funny in general.
You are a gifted teacher Pete.
I really enjoy your channel, I too farm very similar with Farmall tractors.
We have a egg mobile as well but hawks and eagles are a serious problem for us here in Michigan.
You make such great video's they are so interesting and informative we really enjoy watching them. Love the egg mobile
Your effort does pays off and appreciated.
Muy valiosa informacion y muy bien explicada! Gracias! Saludos desde Mexico.
We compliment you on your ingenuity!
Thanks Silas!
thank you. it was very educational for me. I dream of getting a homestead, and a farm.
I love your frugality - gotta watch the bottom line.
What a great attitude to farming ,i think your young Man may need to watch his Dad when throwing the hens into there summer quarters.keep safe love all your videos.thank you.
Best explanation I've seen on why Pasture raised eggs are best. Where do the chickens spend their days in the winter, when they're in their winter quarters?
We have a high tunnel with outdoor runs that they move into for the winter.
great info here, thanks for sharing,
When probing ground for underground tile or sticking in posts, try pouring a little water before sticking in posts, makes going in a snap😃
Great video Pete!
The egg-mobile! I love it! 😄
As always , another great video
Really cool egg-mobile.
Great video Pete!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge
You're welcome Rogerio, and thanks for watching!
Best design I ever seen for a egg mobile is in the documentary, "Gracie's backyard"
What I heard here was that August eggs make for the best carbonara 😂. Loving your channel. I started watching to learn about hay and just love how much I’ve been able to learn from how you present your content, while we’re working on transitioning to a small farm life ourselves. Thanks so much 🙂🙌
Awesome egg mobile, I saw Joel Salintins egg mobile has an open hardware cloth floor so the poop drops directly on the ground creating great fertilizer. That's great you spaced the floor boards.
Great job Pete.
We do something very similar, but it's in the Southern hemisphere...
Have to ask though, why don't you move your chickens into the egg-mobile late in the evening? That's when we move or handle all our chooks, and it makes life so much easier and less stressful for all. Just have to remember to use the red headlamps so that you can see. Otherwise you get covered in chook poop...
And, you should park your egg-mobile the other way round, so the door of your hi-house lines up with the door of the egg-mobile. Much easier that way!
Cheers
Jim
Great stuff Pete was very interesting about hens👍👍
Pete I just saw your tube show. So informative and just fun to watch. I own a farm in Thailand and want to learn so much??
This is nice. Hope this inspires a few young farmers to improve their farm and make a little extra cash.
Nice build. I'm glad you talked about the hawks. I'm in the mid Hudson valley area of New York, and the hawks here wil take one a day.
Rodney Wager ,
That is when you need a good protective farm dog. Or can you place bird netting over your chickens ?
Appreciate y'all most indept I have found thank u
I like your wagon design. Less is more.
Enjoyed another great video.
What an awesome video. Thanks Pete!
Great video, thank you for sharing.
Great video. Exactly what I want to do with chickens.
Fantastic job!!! Thank you for sharing, just lovely
Hi Pete, 100% agreed with everyone saying how great your videos are. Amazing work. I did have one question. I live in Panama and we have very distinct rainy (winter) and dry (summer) seasons. During winter it rains an awful lot, and I was wondering if you have any advice to avoid the chickens, both layers and broiler chickens, from getting sick because of the rain. Or perhaps you know someone who has successfully implemented this system in the tropics. Thank you!
Thank you much for the great info. Please keep it going!
Going to build a couple of these soon. Great video and explanation. The top outer frame pieces are 1x6 ripped in 3 pieces?
Very simple and easy, thanks for the video.
Love your channel and am glad you're making a success of it. Question for you though... have you heard of people trailing their beef herd with their chickens? Keep them a couple days behind the herd and apparently they'll scratch through the muffins looking for fly larvae. It keeps the fly population in check and helps spread the manure around quite a bit too. Lifelong suburbanite here and it's a "hey I heard about this" kind of question, but the concept sounded cool am wondering what you think. Thanks!
mike shivers ,
That is a concept used by Swedish Homestead and by Joel Salatin also I think.
You really think through each decision incredibly. Great ideas for the rest of us.
You just got to love that name "Egg Mobile". Like most small farmers you used what you had in the construction. How often do you move it ?? Thanks for sharing Pete.
Hi Larry, I think Joel Salatin came up with that name. Very "cost efficient" to build! We move them once per week; any longer than that & they destroy the grass.
Like your set up
Great Info, Thank You‼️ Vinny 🇺🇸
Love ur content ..very informative.. Great channel
Great video!
How much feed do your chickens go through while on pasture?
Great video
Thank you
Great Video. I myself im starting out with a egg business. Thanks for the helpful hints. APlus
Beautiful set up sir👌 am sir what kind of vitamins you've giving to your chickens and when and how? Thank you very much!
Very well done video. I’m impressed at your thorough explanations without a lot of wasted time. It moved fast and was packed with good info. Thanks! Where are you located?
I agree ☝️
They are in upstate New York. I have not seen it more localized than that.
Really enjoyed this .. as I do all your videos 😊
Great eggmobile. Easy to build and practical. How often do you move the eggmobile?
Great video!
Great video
Love this video
I love your videos 😀
Brilliant!
Thank you
amazing free range farming
I can't wait to get more chickens lol. I most likely won't get to your volume but I have been definitely growing mine. I want to get into meat chickens but my husband will have to do that part for a little while. I will have to ease into that part, like I can process just not dispatch. It is a whole lot different then talking to my girls. :( I know it's something I have to do, I will get there.
Hi Bernie, butchering is no fun, that's for sure.
Do you run the chickens behind the cattle to break down the cow patties? It really helps with flies, as the chickens eat the maggots in the cow patties, plus, they really will spread those patties out!
Love the Chicken House
Hey there! Greetings from Virginia! I absolutely love your videos and knowledge, thanks for sharing. So my wife and I got 60 layers and are starting out, but everyone is telling me that it's a waste of time and not profitable at all, can you share some of your experience on profitability with eggs?
How or where do you process your meat chickens, Peter
I don't know if I missed it but what are your numbers on chickens? How many are you running per acre? How often do you rotate? And do you ever overlap your rotation?
I’m looking at building an egg mobile this winter. Can you explain how you secure the wood floor joists to the metal trailer frame?
A flat roof in the south would be okay but I think the further north you go the heavier the snow load then an arched or slanted roof would be better.
I intend to farm back in my home state of Minnesota. Like upstate NY, we have the hot summer and cold winters. Do you have any videos of your operations transitioning to winter, as well as winter operations?